Bathtub



Jul 18, 1939.

J. L. HOUSTON 2,166,469

Filed March 11, 1938 INVENTOR. Julia L/fausfon ATTOR Patented July 18,1939 PATENT OFFICE.

. BATHTUB Julia L. Houston, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application March 11, 1938, Serial. No. 195,238

9 Claims.

My invention relates to bath tubs. Reference is hereby made to my designPatent No. 109,713 'for design features shown but not claimed herein.

An important object of the invention is to provide a bath tub thatconforms with the sitting posture of a person sitting in a chair.

Another object is to provide a tube having a depression at the bottom ofthe tub to conform with a person's body sitting on the bottom.

n Still other objects are to provide upwardly inclined depressions atthe sides of the tub, between the flrst-mentioned seat and the bottom ofthe tub, for receiving a person's legs, and to provide feet depressionsin the bottom of the tub.

1.; A further object is to provide a shower for a bath tub that is builtinto the tub and thus eliminate an overhead shower and permit the takingof a shower bath while sitting in the tub, without wetting ones head andhair.

Still another object is to provide means for defleeting the shower spraydownward toward the body of a person in the tub.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novelcombinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear inthe course of the following description.

In the drawing, like reference characters designate similar parts in theseveral views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a bath tub embodying features of myinvention.

Flgure 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of 45 vides a back for theseat 8.

Between the bottom It of the tub and the seat 8 are upwardly inclineddepressions l2 and I3, adjacent the side walls I4 and I5 of the tubrespectively. These depressions are to receive a 50 persons legs. Feetdepressions l6 and II are provided at the foot of the leg depressions l2and I3 respectively.

Between the feet depressions i6 and I1 on the bottom l0 of the tub is aconcave seat'l8 to con- 55 form with the body of a person-sittingtherein.

and 3| tipped downward, to direct downwardly shoe shaped shower isaneffective cleansing rims 26 and 21, together with the downwardly showerpipe downward to avoid wetting the user's I head and hair.

A drain pipe I9 is provided at the forward end of the tub, which isclosed by a plug 20 fastened on a chain 2| attached to the forward wall22 of the tub.

The forward wall 22 flares forwardly, as suggested at 23. I

An overflow drain pipe 24 has an inlet 25 in the upper portion of thetub. overhanging rims 26 and 21 along the sides of the tub at the topproject toward each other. The undersides 28 and 29 1 of said rims areconcave, with the outer edges 30 spray from a shower hereinafterdescribed.

Groove portions 32 and 33, longitudinal of the tub, at either sidethereof and underneath the l overhanging rims 26, 21, are connected witheach other by a horizontally curved groove portion 34. A shelf connectsthe rims 26 and 21 at the forward end of the tub and overhangs thecurved groove portion 34. The groove portions 32, 33 g and 34 togetherform a single, continuous groove that is horseshoe shaped in plan.Disposed in this groove, which as an entirety is numbered 36, is ashower spray pipe 31, also horseshoe shaped in 7 plan. The pipe hassmall openings facing inward with regard to the tub, whereby they mayemit spray upon a person seated in the tub.

Pipes 38 and 39. are preferably connected to supply hot and cold waterto the shower pipe 31. Valves 40 and 4| control the water flow in said 3pipes 38 and 39 respectively. Manuals control the valves.

Valves 42 and 43 control the discharge of hot and cold water into thetub by nozzles 44 depending from the shelf 35. Pipes 46 and 41respectively connect with the valves 42 and 43. The portions of thepipes46, 41 nearest the valves are within the shelf 35, which is hollow.Manuals 48 control the valves.

Pockets 49, 50 and 5| may be formed in the upper surfaces of the rims 26and 21, for the reception of wash cloth, soap and cigarette ashes.

The use of the tub is believed apparent from the foregoing. The bathermay use both seats l8 and 8 at different steps in bathing. In the use ofthe seat 8, the user's legs may rest in the depressions |2 and I3, andthe user's feet in the depressions I6 and I1.

When the user is sitting in the tub, the horsemeans, while theconcavities 28 and 29 under the tipped edges 30 and 3|, direct the sprayfrom the Water may also be supplied tothe tub by nozzles 44 in the usualmanner.

After use of the tub, water that has collected in the seats 8 and I8 andin'the depressions l8, I1 may easily be wiped outby a cloth. I While Ihave illustrated and described what I new regard as the preferredembodiment of my invention, the construction is, of course, subject tomodifications without departing from the spirit of my invention. I,therefore, do not wish to restrict myself to the particular form ofconstruction illustrated and described, but desire to avail myself ofall modifications which may fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A bath tub having a U-shaped inner surface considering the front endand the sides thereof, and a U-shaped shower pipe extending around saidend and along said sides, the pipe the having spray openings directedtoward the opposite side of the tub.

2. A bath having a Lia-shaped groove extending across the front end andalong the sides of the tub, and a U-shaped shower pipe disposed in andconforming to said groove, the pipe having spray openings directedtoward the opposite side of the tub.

3. A bath tub having an overhanging U-shaped rim, portions of whichproject inward toward each other, and a U-shaped shower pipe extendingaround the tub under the overhanging rim, the pipe having spray openingsdirected toward the opposite side of the tub.

4. A bath tub having an inwardly overhanging U-shaped rim, and aU-shaped shower pipe extending around the tub under the overhanging rim,the pipe having spray openings directed toward the opposite side of thetub, and the underside of the rim being concave to direct downwardlyspray from said openings.

5. A bath tub having inwardly overhanging rims along the sides of thetub, and pipe means extending along under the rims, the pipe meanshaving spray openings directed generally toward the opposite side of thetub, and the edges of the rims being tipped downwardly to directdownwardly spray from said openings. 6. A bath tub having an inclinedbottom and having a longitudinal concavity extending below said bottom,to provide a seat for a person sitting in the tub, and shower means todischarge a spray upon a person sitting in the seat.

7. A bath tub having an inclined bottom ending in a drain opening andhaving a longitudinal concavity extending below said bottom, to providea seat for a person sitting in the tub.

8. A bath tub having a recess along a side of v the tub, facing theopposite side of the tub, and

pipe means wholly contained within and extending along in said recess,the pipe means having spray openings disposed to direct spray generallytoward the opposite side of the tub.

9. A bath tub having an overhanging member projecting toward theopposite side, and pipe means extending along under said member, the

pipe means having spray openings directed generally toward the oppositeside of the tub, the overhanging member extending out at least farenough to overhang the entire diameter of the pipe means.

L. HOUSTON.

